Andries Pretorius
Politician
1798 – 1853
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Who was Andries Pretorius?
Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius was a leader of the Boers who was instrumental in the creation of the South African Republic, as well as the earlier but short-lived Natalia Republic, in present-day South Africa. The large city of Pretoria in South Africa is named after him.
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- Born
- Nov 27, 1798
Graaff-Reinet - Children
- Ethnicity
- Afrikaner
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Profession
- Died
- Jul 23, 1853
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on July 23, 2013
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